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Adoption 101
Speakers: Cradle Staff and Panel of Adoption Circle
Members
This required, all-day workshop is designed to help prepare you to become
an adoptive parent. Among the topics you will explore are:
- Differences and similarities in families built through adoption vs.
by birth.
- The spirit of openness as a lifelong commitment.
- Understanding and hearing birthparent experiences.
- The realities of adoption (for example, health risks).
6 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training
Available Class Dates
- Saturday, November 8, 2008,
CLASS IS FULL - Please contact Marc Arneson at (847) 733-3209 for
additional information
- Saturday, December 13, 2008
- Saturday, January 10, 2009
- Saturday, February 14, 2009
- Saturday, March 14, 2009
- Saturday, April 18, 2009
- Saturday, May 16, 2008
- Saturday, June 13, 2008
8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., lunch will be served
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Infant Care Class
Speaker: Director of Nursing at The Cradle
Now that I have a baby, what do I do? Find out how to ready your home
for your newborn arrival with emergency preparedness and shopping hints.
Learn about basic newborn care with hands on practice with life-like
baby dolls. This course is intended for those who are anticipating
the arrival of a newborn. We encourage you to take this course as late
as possible in the adoption process.
2.5 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training
Available Class Dates
- Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - CLASS IS FULL - Please contact Sandy Rogers at 847.733.3208 if you have any questions.
- Saturday, January 17, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, June 20, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Making Connections: Adoptive Parents "Meet" Birthparents
Speaker: Cradle Adoption Counselor
In this session you will:
- Begin to understand the steps to making a match.
- Practice match-meeting skills.
- Become aware of how to show your profile on the Cradle website in
order to increase your visibility to prospective birthparents.
2.5 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Tuesday, November 18, 2008
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009
- Tuesday, March 24, 2009
- Tuesady, April 28, 2009
- Tuesday, May 19, 2009
- Tuesday, June 23, 2009
6:00 - 8:30 p.m., feel free to bring a snack
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Parenting a Child at Risk
Speaker: Dan Griffith, PhD Clinical Pediatric Psychologist
Dr. Griffith will speak on:
- The effects of prenatal drug and/or alcohol exposure.
- The long-term risks the exposure may present.
- Parenting skills to help you help your baby (and older child) regulate
his or her behavior.
Dr. Griffith is a nationally known author, lecturer, and child psychologist.
He has provided clinical services for hundreds of high-risk children
and their families.
2.5 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
- Saturday, February 21, 2009
- Saturday, May 23, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lutheran General Hospital, Johnson Auditorium
1775 Dempster St.
Park Ridge, IL
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Transition to Openness
Speakers: Cradle Counselors and Adopted Person
This course will continue the prospective adoptive parents educational
journey by focusing specifically on the spirit and practice of openness.
You will learn:
- How to build a sustaining, nurturing family by furthering
your understanding and empathy towards the birthparents.
- Begin developing a "Dear Birthparent" letter.
- The specific roles and responsibilities of adoptive parents.
A light meal will be provided.
4 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. - CLASS IS FULL - Please contact Sandra Rogers at 847-733-3208 for additional information.
- Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Thursday, January 8, 2009, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, May 7, 2009, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, June 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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